{
  "id": 9729533,
  "title": "Danantara, France's Thales to explore AI, defense investment cooperation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/danantara-frances-thales-to-explore-ai-defense-investment-cooperation",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-25T08:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/25/danantara-frances-thales-to-explore-ai-defense-investment-cooperation.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Danantara, Indonesia's state asset fund, has teamed up with French defense firm Thales to explore AI, defense, digital, and cybersecurity investments. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) aims to boost Indonesia's economic competitiveness, innovation, and resilience through strategic technology industries. The four key areas of focus include defense systems, digital technologies, cybersecurity, and AI infrastructure development.\n\nDanantara's CTO and managing director of strategic technology initiatives, Ricardo Irwan Rei, expressed optimism about the partnership, stating that it will create high-skilled jobs, strengthen industrial capabilities, and foster sustainable economic growth. The MoU also opens doors for potential investments in defense technology manufacturing, airport security, AI use cases, and post-quantum technologies.\n\nThe collaboration combines Thales' technological expertise with Danantara's investment capabilities, potentially leading to advancements in local industries and public services.",
  "summary": "The cooperation aims to explore critical sectors such as defense and cyber technologies for long-term innovation and national resilience toward potential involvement of SOEs, as Danantara eyes AI infrastructure development.",
  "key_points": [
    "Danantara, Indonesia's state asset fund, partners with French defense firm Thales.",
    "The MoU focuses on AI, defense, digital, and cybersecurity investments.",
    "Collaboration aims to boost Indonesia's economic competitiveness and create high-skilled jobs."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}